celxia and triliptal still not right

[macadoodle80]

hello i am 8 months sober from meth and alcohol and have been perscribed trilepal 1200 mlg and celexa 30 mlg. i have been having severe depression so bad that i dont want to get out of bed. i still have the helpless hopeless feeling along with feeling all alone. no thoughts of suicide or harming others. i go to atleast one aa meeting a day and have a sponsor and am working a 12 step program. any help ? i just want to feel better. i am starting an intensive out patient partial hospitalization program what else can ido and are these feelings normal? i have been on these meds and dosages for 3 months

[macadoodle80]

thank you very much for your reply. it helped a bit. thanks again

[ILADVOCATE]

   The medications should be working by now to provide
coverage for the symptoms you described. Also think back
if over time you saw any improvement at all or if things worsened
because some anti-convulsants used as mood stabilizers can cause
negative mental changes. Your psychiatrist or whatever psychiatrist
who is following up with you in the out patient partial hospitalization program would be more aware of the clinical specifics. Regardless
there are many other available options.
  Recovery after substance abuse concerns and a psychiatric disability is somewhat more complex and some people posting here might be more familiar with it having been through it. Ask whoever is helping
you what options they might be considering, educate yourself
about that and work with them and you should see a better response.